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Communication: FOURTH PERIOD

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There are several data access methods used to transmit data. Which of the answers below can be described as a method that the responding device cannot initiate any communication independently?
Which of the error detection methods below best relates to an "effectiveness of 90%"?
Which of the components below best represents the letter "D"?
IPv4 and IPv6 are the two current versions of IP. Which of the answers below is the defining difference between the two protocols?
There are several different ways to let an operator know about an alarm in any HMI. Which of the answers below would best be described as a vibrations given off by a device?
Which of the answers below best describes the OSI layers that a HART certified is not compliant with?
The numerous tasks that are accomplished at the same time in a DCS, is a result of the configured software programs that it has . Which of the software programs below will governed by IEC-61804-2?
A typical HMI has several subsystems attached to it. Which of the subsystems below would be involved in the guardianship HMI operating system?
Which of the answers below best represents one of the recommended standards in regards to Instrumentation?
HMI networks are needed to expand or contract as required over their lifetime of use. Which of the networking types below will solve scalability, but is still limited because of multiple DA servers and duplication of information requiring an overuse of bandwidth?
All the wired network components interact with ISO layers. Which of the answers below reflects the ISO layers that the bridge interacts with?
The standard recommended by ISA-18.2 is for 3-4 priority level alarms to be used. Which of the alarm priority levels below should have the quickest response times?
Each network layer for a DCS has it's own specialized equipment or software. Which of the layers below would make use of a Foundation Fieldbus protocol?
I to P converters are best defined as which of the following answers?
In relation to IPv4, every classification has a finite amount of addresses. Which of the classifications below has the most subnet addresses?
Of the answers below, which one is not an advantage of fiber optic cables?
There are many options to choose from for alarm attributes. Which of the following alarm attributes would best be used when a process regularly exceeds it's limits for a brief period of time?
Ethernet has two common messaging types that are controller-to-controller defined in the application layer. Which of those messaging types can be described as only using peer-to-peer communication?
Modbus to Ethernet/IP is the best example of which of the following converters?
Ethernet has two common messaging types that are controller-to-controller defined in the application layer. Which of those messaging types can be described as only using multicast and peer-to-peer communication?
There are several stages in the alarm lifecycle. Which of these stages is the alarm system commissioned?
Every IPv4 address is made up of two distinct components that identifies a specific host and a network segment. Which of the answers below names both of those components?
A typical HMI has several subsystems attached to it. Which of the subsystems below would be involved in the guardianship of the process control inputs?
Digital signals are, either specific or transitory, voltage levels represent states of logic. Which of the signal encoding methods below uses voltage transitions to represent logic states?
Historical data can be logged through a HMI application. Which of the data storage methods below would best be described as one that looses resolution of the data, although reduces the volume of data?